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   J D to All   
   Re: Outside New York, 'democratic social   
   08 Nov 25 21:05:46   
   
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   XPost: sac.politics   
   From: j_d@invalid.org   
      
   On 07 Nov 2025, pothead  posted some   
   news:10el9c3$20doj$2@pothead.dont-email.me:   
      
   > On 2025-11-07, Chris Ahlstrom  wrote:   
   >> Rudy Canoza wrote this post by blinking in Morse code:   
   >>   
   >>>    
   >>>   
   >>> Most Americans don't want "democratic socialism" any more than   
   >>> they want Trump's fascism. They don't think government grocery   
   >>> stores are the answer to anything.   
   >>   
   >> But food banks and food pantries dependent on private donations   
   >> are the answer?   
   >>   
   >>     AI Overview   
   >>   
   >>     Countries like Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland are   
   >>     frequently cited as examples of democratic socialist or social   
   >>     democratic systems, which blend capitalism with strong social   
   >>     welfare programs, public services, and reduced inequality.   
   >>     Other countries with significant social democratic influence   
   >>     include Canada, Germany, Portugal, and New Zealand, though   
   >>     these vary in how they apply the principles. It is important   
   >>     to distinguish these from countries with more authoritarian   
   >>     socialist governments, such as China, Cuba, and Vietnam.   
   >>   
   >> I dunno man, those dem-soc countries seem pretty inviting.   
   >>   
   > Key phrase "which blend capitalism with strong social   
   > welfare programs, public services, and reduced inequality".   
   >   
   > This is why they are more successful than countries like China, Cuba,   
   > Vietnam.   
      
   You can't let all the low-skill manufacturing jobs leave and go to other   
   countries because of stupid environmental restrictions.  That's what the   
   USA did and it immediately created social dependencies the country was   
   not prepared for.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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